Day: February 21, 2014

Meet Boxcino 2014 Lightweights (Videos)

LAUGHLIN, NV (FEBRUARY 21, 2014)--Below are video interviews of the lighteight fighters who will compete in Boxcino 2014 that begins tonight at the Edgewater Hotel Casino Resort in Laughlin, Nevada. The tournament will begin LIVE on ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes+ and WatchESPN at 9pm eastern / 6 pm pacific Media outlets may use the videos on their sites by copy/paste the embedded codes Yakubu Amidu            Chris Rudd           Petr Petrov             Fedor Papazov           Miguel Gonzalez             Miguel Read more [...]

Rudd, Petrov, Gonzalez and Carcamo advance in Boxcino opening round

LAUGHLIN, NV (FEBRUARY 21, 2014)--The much anticipated Boxcino 2014 kicked off at the Edgewater Casino with a rousing beginning as Chris Rudd, Petr Petrov, Miguel Gonzalez and Fernando Carcamo all advanced to the semi-final round in the lightweight division on March 28th at the 4 Bears Casino in Newtown, North Dakota. Chris Rudd opened the tournament with a "Drawbreaker" decision over Yakubu Amidu. Both guys landed tremendous power shots with Amidu getting better in the second but Rudd came back the next round.  In round four it became a war of attrition with Amidu landing with Rudd on the ropes.  It was a nip and tuck fight down the stretch and when the scores were announced it was ruled a draw on the scorecards. The fighters went to the overtime round it was the activity level Read more [...]

The Road Looks Green for Light Heavyweight Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr!

The Road Looks Green for Light Heavyweight Joe "The Irish Bomber" Smith Jr! Story by Jason Sardelis Photos by Bill Doutney February 21, 2014 In the history of boxing there is a long list of Irish / American greats, including Mickey Walker, Gene Tunney, Jimmy McLarnin, Tommy Loughran and Billy Conn to name a few. As of recent and the retirement of John Duddy of New York has several contenders in the light heavyweight division and one hot prospect is Shirley, New York's "Irish Bomber" Joe Smith Jr. The 24 year old Irishman coming from a impressive amateur career including two New York Golden Gloves and Metro titles can be described as a boxing reincarnation combination of Philadelphia’s Jack O'Brien and “Irish” Bob Murphy. Smith carrying a good stiff jab moves Read more [...]